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UPDATE: 10:29 May 4, 2018: A wind advisory is in effect from 5 pm Friday - 2 am Saturday. Strong gusty winds over 45 mph are expected across CNY.

Here are some lightning safety tips from the National Weather Service.

A couple whose South Carolina condominium burned up in a fire four years ago nearly lost their upstate New York home after it was struck by lightning on their 40th wedding anniversary.

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) — Army officials say six soldiers are recovering from injuries suffered when lightning struck while they were conducting a field exercise at Fort Drum in northern New York.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A coroner's official says a 20-year-old man has died after lightning struck or rattled 14 people at popular Venice Beach in Los Angeles and Catalina Island.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A lightning strike has killed one person and injured two others on Fort Myers Beach in southwest Florida.

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The National Weather Service has confirmed that a category EF-1 tornado touched down in Verona during Tuesday night's Thunderstorm.

Here's a frightening reminder that Mother Nature can be quite vicious.